A method and system for enacting a change of operating modalities of a transportation vehicle. The method includes at least one display device, which at least partially includes a screen, operated in the transportation vehicle. The at least one display device has at least two operating modes for operator control by a user. A triggering signal to the at least one display device is automatically provided. The triggering signal is triggered by at least one trigger event, is provided directly or indirectly by the transportation vehicle, and triggers a change from a first operating mode to a second operating mode. The change is at least partially indicated to the user by at least one operator alerting signal.
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2. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device displays at least identical information content for the user in the first and second operating modes.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device in the second operating mode provides for the user at least one further item of information.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one characteristic feature of the at least one trigger event causes at least one characteristic feature of the at least one alerting signal.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one characteristic feature of the at least one trigger event is selected from: duration of the trigger event, speed profile of the trigger event, and the at least one characteristic feature of the at least one operator alerting signal is selected from: duration of the operator alerting signal, speed profile of the operator alerting signal.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one operator alerting signal is provided synchronously with the at least one trigger event.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the trigger event is in direct and/or indirect connection with a change of a driving mode of the transportation vehicle.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the change of the driving mode of the transportation vehicle is a change from a manual driving mode to a partially or fully automatic driving mode.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the operator alerting signal is optical and/or acoustic.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the alerting signal is indicated optically as at least one semitransparent symbol on the screen of the display device and/or as an at least partial change of a mode of representing the image screen contents on the screen of the display device.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the triggering signal triggers at least for a time a change of a display mode of the screen.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein the additional information includes information related to user controls available during the second operating mode.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one additional tile enters the visible region of the screen from the right side with reference to the plane of the at least one additional tile, and wherein the at least one additional tile includes information related to a media portal.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the display device displays at least identical information content for the user in the first and second operating modes.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the display device in the second operating mode provides for the user at least one further item of information.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein at least one characteristic feature of the at least one trigger event causes at least one characteristic feature of the at least one operator alerting signal.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one characteristic feature of the at least one trigger event is selected from: duration of the trigger event, speed profile of the trigger event, and the at least one characteristic feature of the at least one operator alerting signal is selected from: duration of the operator alerting signal, speed profile of the operator alerting signal.
19. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one alerting signal is provided synchronously with the at least one trigger event.
20. The method of claim 14, wherein the trigger event is in direct and/or indirect connection with a change of a driving mode of the transportation vehicle.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the change of the driving mode of the transportation vehicle is a change from a manual driving mode to a partially or fully automatic driving mode.
22. The method of claim 14, wherein the alerting signal is optical and/or acoustic.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the alerting signal is indicated optically as at least one semitransparent symbol on the screen of the display device and/or as an at least partial change of a mode of representing the image screen contents on the screen of the display device.
24. The method of claim 14, wherein the triggering signal triggers at least for a time a change of the display mode in the screen.
25. The method of claim 14, wherein the additional information includes information related to user controls available during the second operating mode.
26. The method of claim 14, wherein at least one additional tile enters the visible region of the screen from the right side with reference to the plane of the at least one additional tile, and wherein the at least one additional tile includes information related to a media portal.
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